Half of Iranian government employees to work remotely amid coronavirus: Rouhani

Credit: Reuters- Published on March 24, 2020

President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday about half of all Iranian government employees were staying at home as part of measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East's worst-affected country, state television reported.

The Union government announced an economic relief package for the poor sections of society to help them tide over the Coronavirus crisis. The Union Finance Minister made 8 big announcements covering farmers, women, divyang, labourers, and employees in the organised sector. The steps include free provision of extra food grain, earlier disbursement of funds under PM-KISAN scheme, ex-gratia to vulnerable sections, and payment of provident fund contribution by the government. Watch the full video for the details.